Waqm
وقم Waqem, Waqim | |
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Village | |
  Waqm | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′08″N 36°29′04″E / 32.95222°N 36.48444°E | |
| PAL | 289/262 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Ariqah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 429 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Waqm (Arabic: وقم) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Waqm had a population of 429 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.[2]
History
[edit]In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, Wukm, situated "in the Lejah, east of Dama".[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 156
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